A driver was killed early Sunday morning after a crash and fire on Interstate 24 East, Chattanooga police said.
Police officers responded to I-24 around 3:35 a.m. after a report of a crash. Once officers arrived, they determined that a vehicle left the roadway, struck a guardrail and then collided with a tree before the vehicle came to rest against a fence, the department said in a release.
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Police said the vehicle caught on fire. The driver could not be removed and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The name of the driver has not been released.
The Chattanooga Fire Department extinguished the fire, and the investigation is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to call 423-698-2525.
— Compiled by Kiara Green